Recent content by Djford88

Just a bump to see if anyone has any comments...

Hello All, Looking for comments on my strategy to insulate the basement in my split foyer home built in the 1960s. Walk out on the back side with partially buried walls on the front and sides (graded up the side walls to about 3 foot buried walls in the front) living in zone 4A (we get all four...

Thank you for the reply and common sense approach.

Thanks for the speedy reply. Last question, I have seen you mention and linked articles that mention thermal bridging of the joist members where they contact the sheathing. Would you worry about this in Zone 4? I could take the sheathing off and place some rigid board but I do not want to make a...

Dana, You've been a wealth of information so I thank you for that. I am insulating my cantilever space in zone 4A this coming week. Subfloor is continuous plywood (not plank), and I have 2x10 joists and the exterior sheathing of the cantilever is painted ply as well. Previously filled with R10...